Remainders, 12.29
Brian Williams is a hipster at heart. Jack Shafer doesn’t buy Floyd Abrams’s WikiLeaks argument. Glenn Kessler joins WaPo as a fact checker. Tucker Carlson thinks Jon Stewart drops the ball on his...
View ArticleWashington Post brings back Fact Checker column
The Washington Post has brought back its Fact Checker column as a permanent feature to assess statements by political figures, interest groups and the media. The Fact Checker, which is written by Glenn...
View ArticlePOLITICO's 'Fact Checker' rebuttal
On the home page, POLITICO editor Marty Kady offers a rare behind-the-scenes look into the reporting behind the high-profile story about Vice President Joe Biden's remarks that compared the tea party...
View ArticleOmbudsman criticizes WaPo’s ‘sparse’ Ron Paul coverage
Ron Paul’s supporters continue to have success working the refs. Patrick Pexton, the ombudsman of the Washington Post, received waves of emails from Ron Paul supporters in the last few weeks – first...
View ArticleFact-checking gets fact-checked
Fact-checking became a hot topic after Paul Ryan’s speech at the Republican National Convention last week. Is fact-checking a trojan horse for left-wing partisans? Is it something members of the news...
View ArticleWashington Post fact-checker, columnist fact-check each other
ABC News | The Washington Post | The Washington Post Representatives from the nation’s fact-checking apparatus will gather Wednesday at the National Press Club to discuss “the less-than-factual lines...
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